TACOMA, WA —
OSHA Inspection: VETERANS AFFAIRS TACOMA VET CENTER
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VETERANS AFFAIRS TACOMA VET CENTER in 4916 CENTER STREET, SUITE E, TACOMA, WA 98409 (NAICS 923140). OSHA activity number 338878630.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VETERANS AFFAIRS TACOMA VET CENTER
- Site address
- 4916 CENTER STREET, SUITE E
- City
- TACOMA
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98409
- Mailing
- 4916 CENTER STREET, SUITE E, TACOMA, WA 98409
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 923140
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": a) Office Suite, where the designated emergency exit doors not equipped with exit signs included: 1. Mountain Group Room, two doors located in the exit access. 2. Exit discharge door located in the hallway adjacent to the Mountain Group Room. 3. Exit discharge door located in the hallway adjacent to the Womens Restroom. 4. Exit discharge door located in the front lobby. 5. OM Office, door located in the exit access. 6. Reception Area, door located in exit access.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.37 B04
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Where the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent, signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge: a) Hallway between the Serenity Group Room and the OM Office, where directional signs were not posted in the exit access.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.37 B06
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color: a) Office Suite, where the exit discharge door located in the hallway adjacent to the Mountain Group Room was equipped with a paper exit sign.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: a) Office Suite, where employees would be expected to fight incipient stage fires, fire extinguishers were not inspected on a monthly basis.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter: a) Office Suite, where fire extinguishers were available for use and employees would be expected to fight incipient stage fires initial training had not been provided.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338878630.
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